![A Debt Default Would Be Unconstitutional. President Biden Should Say So Now.](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/09/constitution_1662068480.jpg)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is openly threatening to force a default on our nation’s debts unless President Biden agrees to a so far unspecified list of spending cuts to federal programs. But the president has a formidable constitutional argument against this irresponsible display of brinkmanship. It is disappointing that he has so far declined, at [...]